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JoshuaZ comments on Bayesian Epistemology vs Popper - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: curi 06 April 2011 11:50PM

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 07 April 2011 06:58:15PM *  2 points [-]

You can't create moral ideas in the first place, or judge which are good (without, again, assuming a moral standard that you can't evaluate).

You've repeatedly claimed that the Popperian approach can somehow address moral issues. Despite requests you've shown no details of that claim other than to say that you do the same thing you would do but with moral claims. So let's work through a specific moral issue. Can you take an example of a real moral issue that has been controversial historically (like say slavery or free speech) and show how the Popperian would approach? An concrete worked out example would be very helpful.

Comment author: curi 07 April 2011 07:00:42PM *  -2 points [-]

http://lesswrong.com/lw/552/reply_to_benelliott_about_popper_issues/3uv7

And it creates moral knowledge by conjecture and refutation, same as any other knowledge. If you understand how Popper approaches any kind of knowledge (which I have written about a bunch here), then you know how he approaches moral knowledge too.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 07 April 2011 07:10:36PM 0 points [-]

And it creates moral knowledge by conjecture and refutation, same as any other knowledge. If you understand how Popper approaches any kind of knowledge (which I have written about a bunch here), then you know how he approaches moral knowledge too.

Consider that you are replying to a statement I just said that all you've done is say that it would use the same methodologies. Given that, does this reply seem sufficient? Do I need to repeat my request for a worked example (which is not included in your link)?